Chemical Defenses:
Antibiotics,
Pesticides, Insecticides, and Fungicides.
Key defenses in the response to a biological or chemical attack are also chemicals: these include antibiotics for the treatment of disease; pesticides for the control of disease vectors and fungicides for the control of plant pathogens.
These pages give a brief description of the properties and uses of those agents considered useful. They are intended for a brief overview and do not replace detailed instructions from manufacturers or case-specific prescriptions from physicians. The information is insufficient to guide self-medication.